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[–] Zak@lemmy.world 61 points 4 months ago (2 children)

When approached for comment by Newsweek, Rittenhouse simply replied: "That Newsweek is gay."

Can we stop giving this little shit attention now?

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded."

This idiot can't even muster up Idiocracy level insults.

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

He's like a human collection of the worst of 4chan.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah. That would be good.

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 48 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago
[–] dhtseany@lemmy.ml 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We need to stop giving this shit bag air time.

[–] worldwidewave@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

In a better world, this kid would be a felon, in jail for murder (or at least manslaughter) and would never be able to use a gun again.

Our joke of a justice system led us here

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 38 points 4 months ago

Interesting that one can view his Twitter without signing on. I feel like I've tried to see non alt right profiles and was asked to log in before.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

When approached for comment by Newsweek, Rittenhouse simply replied: "That Newsweek is gay."

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 4 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Rittenhouse gained notoriety in August 2020 when, at the age of 17, he shot and killed two men—Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26—as well as injured then-26-year-old Paul Prediger, then known as Gaige Grosskreutz, after rioting broke out following a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

"I felt like John Wick but I looked like Paul Blart [laugh crying emoji]," the pro-gun activist captioned the clip.

Rittenhouse was hit with a wave of criticism on social media in June after sharing a post in which he baselessly stated that President Joe Biden "is gay."

When contacted for comment, Biden campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz told Newsweek in an emailed statement at the time: "Happy Pride, Kyle."

He then doubled down on his "gay" comment when he used it to refer to Vice President Kamala Harris and gun control activist David Hogg.

Hogg uploaded a photo of him and Harris speaking to each other on X, adding the caption: "Thank you for your work on gun safety @KamalaHarris @VP."


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[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Blocking user for spam